Doesn’t it say something about how useful nix is when you have all these smart people complaining about its warts (and it definitely has quite a few) but still using it?
It is the way I’ve always wanted a package manager to work, and it really does work. It feels insane to use anything else now, I can’t go back.
> Doesn’t it say something about how useful nix is when you have all these smart people complaining about its warts (and it definitely has quite a few) but still using it?
No, not really. Tech people especially are susceptible to sunk cost fallacies We also get the kick out of conquering complexity.
It is the way I’ve always wanted a package manager to work, and it really does work. It feels insane to use anything else now, I can’t go back.